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RIOS v. DEPT. OF MHMR

No. 04-00-00629-CV.

58 S.W.3d 167 (2001)

Tereso De Jesus RIOS and Rose Herlinda Rios, Appellants, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION and Juan R. Cazares, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

July 25, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Martin, Greer & Martin, L.L.P., Houston, for Appellant.

Kamilla L. Stokes, Assistant Attorney General, Tort Litigation Division, Austin, for Appellee.

Sitting TOM RICKHOFF, ALMA L. LÓPEZ and SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justices.

OPINION

ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice.

Appellants raise issues concerning doctor-patient privilege, contributory negligence, and damages for pain and suffering in this appeal. We affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

Tereso De Jesus Rios was involved in an automobile collision on July 23, 1993, with Juan Cazares, an employee of Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation ("MHMR"). Rios and his wife, Rose, sued MHMR for personal injury...

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